We Arrive in the DR Congo

The first thing we noticed was the people, people everywhere. Kinshasa is a city of approximately 7 million people. There are lots of cars and terrible traffic. The next thing we really noticed was the noise -- people shouting and honking. The women dress in beautiful colors, the Congolese people are truly beautiful.
Our apartment is not far from the Congo River and from our office in the LDS Mission Home. We are acrossed the street from one of the many UN compounds and not far from the embassies. On the corner of the street there are two sisters who sell us fresh fruit; next to her there is a man who sells tropical plants. Our apartment needs some work so we will be visiting him often. There are small stores around town, but we will have to get our driver's licenses and learn the system before we venture too far. It would be very easy to get lost.